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Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum.

Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum
Eye Care

About this product

An eye serum with retinol, bakuchiol, caffeine, and ferulic acid designed to address fine lines, dark circles, and signs of aging around the eyes.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

88%

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6 experts · Moderate agreement
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What they liked

  • Lightweight gel texture, absorbs quickly
  • Lasts a long time per bottle
  • Can be used on eyelids

What they flagged

  • Has a floral scent despite fragrance-free claim
  • Pricey
  • Retinol requires nighttime use only

What the gurus are saying

This lightweight gel stands out for preventing and treating milia, hard white bumps around the eyes that fade in two to three months of consistent nightly use. It tackles fine lines, crows feet and dark circles with retinol, bakuchiol, AHAs and caffeine, it lasts months despite the hefty price, though it has a light floral scent to keep in mind if you're fragrance-sensitive. Several gurus have used it for years, confirming genuine results.
Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026

What the gurus are saying.

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"If you're consistent with some type of retinol-based eye product, it can help to diminish them over time and prevent milia as well. It got rid of my milia within 3 months or so, and this has prevented milia as well. This is a product that I have been using consistently for the last 7 years and it never ever disappoints. It will target all eye concerns as well. This is more of a gel, though they do consider it a serum, but it's a little bit thicker. It has bakuchiol, which is a plant-based alternative to retinol that works very similar to what retinol does, but it's more gentle. And there's also rambutan and ferulic acid, which are two antioxidants that can help to brighten the skin as well and to protect the skin from environmental stressors. There's glycolic acid in here as well as salicylic acid, and licorice root extract, which is an ingredient that can help to naturally brighten the skin as well. So there's a lot of ingredients in here that will give that overall brightness, and these ingredients, along with others, will help to soften fine lines and wrinkles, great to get rid of any type of texture and crepiness, and just keeping the skin really soft and smooth. This is one of the nicest eye products that have retinol in them. It can be a little strong at first if you're new to it, so I would say start with a couple of nights per week and then gradually increase from there."
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"If you're consistent with some type of retinol-based eye product, it can help to diminish them over time and prevent milia as well. It got rid of my milia within 3 months or so, and this has prevented milia as well. This is a product that I have been using consistently for the last 7 years and it never ever disappoints. It will target all eye concerns as well. This is more of a gel, though they do consider it a serum, but it's a little bit thicker. It has bakuchiol, which is a plant-based alternative to retinol that works very similar to what retinol does, but it's more gentle. And there's also rambutan and ferulic acid, which are two antioxidants that can help to brighten the skin as well and to protect the skin from environmental stressors. There's glycolic acid in here as well as salicylic acid, and licorice root extract, which is an ingredient that can help to naturally brighten the skin as well. So there's a lot of ingredients in here that will give that overall brightness, and these ingredients, along with others, will help to soften fine lines and wrinkles, great to get rid of any type of texture and crepiness, and just keeping the skin really soft and smooth. This is one of the nicest eye products that have retinol in them. It can be a little strong at first if you're new to it, so I would say start with a couple of nights per week and then gradually increase from there."
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"This really is an eye serum that actually performs. It helps with all eye concerns. So, it will help with crepiness, fines and wrinkles. It will target crows feet. It will help to brighten. It's great for those that have dark circles. And it just keeps everything nice and smooth, nice and bright. [...] There's fumaric acid in here. There's also retinol. There is bakuchiol, which is that plant-based alternative to retinol. There are so many wonderful ingredients in here that will target signs of aging, especially the fine lines. And also, if you have any type of texture, if you're prone to milia, those hard white pearly bumps that can form anywhere around the eyes, this will help to prevent them from forming and this will help to diminish them in time. [...] When I had milia, I had a couple when I was first starting it with this several years ago, it took about two to three months before those disappeared. The retinol and there's a couple of AHAs in here, they really helped to get rid of them. [...] If you are prone to them or you currently have them, this is a really nice one to use long-term to prevent and to treat. This is one to use at night time only. Of course, you could use this in your morning. Just make sure you wear sunscreen around your eye area, but I only use this at night time because of the retinol and the other active ingredients that are in here. This is a 10 out of 10."
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"This is the Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum. I've been talking about this for at least five years here on my channel. When I was experiencing millia, those hard white bumps around the eyes, I decided to purchase this and give it a try. This removed my millia. It took a couple of months, but it diminished it very slowly. And this also helped to prevent millia from developing again. I like this one a lot because it has the bakuchiol, it has retinol and rambutan. Rambutan is another ingredient that will help to address fine lines and wrinkles. There's also salicylic acid in here. Licorice root extract which is another ingredient that will help to naturally brighten the skin. Centella asiatica, ferulic acid which is an antioxidant. Honestly, the list goes on. There's a lot of great ingredients in here."
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"This is my beloved Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum. I've been using this on and off for the last 5 years consistently and this is a product that I refuse to stop using. This has really improved the skin around my eyes. This is a product that prevents milia, those hard white pearly bumps that can form around the eyes. I'm prone to them, and back 5 years ago when I first started using this, I bought this to see if it would diminish my milia. And it did. It took a couple of months, it took some time, I had patience, I was dedicated, and it really did diminish the milia so I didn't have to go and get them professionally removed by my dermatologist, and it has prevented milia since then. It's a wonderful serum to treat all skin concerns around the eyes. It improves crepiness, dryness, it smooths and brightens, it firms, it softens crow's feet, fine lines, and wrinkles. It's honestly a lovely eye serum that truly works. You just want to use this at night time, once a day."
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"This has taken me a really long time to finish because all you need is like half a pump and that half a pump will do both of your eyes. I also only use this at nighttime and I don't necessarily use this every day because I am using other things but I do use this a handful of times during the week because I can't imagine not having this in my routine. This has prevented milia, it has really improved the skin around my eyes, it helps to keep everything nice and smooth and bright. It treats crow's feet, crepiness, fine lines, it does it all and there isn't anything like this that I have found. There is no dupe to this yet so I really love it. I did pick up another one and if you're looking for a good eye serum that really contains a lot of anti-aging ingredients but also keeps the skin nice and comfortable then you need to try this. It's wonderful."
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"This is the Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum. One of the best performing eye serums I have ever used. And I've been using this on and off for about five, six years now. This is a serum that truly delivers real results for signs of aging around the eyes. It's going to help with texture. It's going to brighten. It can treat dark circles. It helps to prevent crepeness. It just keeps everything super soft and smooth around the eyes. It helps to treat crows feet. A great preventative eye serum to use. And if you're someone that is prone to milia, those hard white pearly bumps that we can get around the eyes, this is going to prevent them. And if you currently have a couple right now, this will diminish them in time with consistency. [...] I only use this at nighttime once a day [...] because it has retinol in it. It also has bakuchiol, which is a plant-based version of retinol, so even more gentle. There's rambutan, ferulic acid, so some great antioxidants in here. There's glycolic acid, which helps to gently exfoliate that skin around the eyes, which is helping to prevent milia. There's also caffeine in here. There is a little bit of a floral scent to this, so if you can't do fragrance, just keep that in mind. It's not cheap, but it works really well."
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"If I continue to use this every day twice a day this will actually diminish the milia, at least from my experience with this, and I know a lot of you had picked this up as well because you were also prone to milia and you also had a lot of success with it as well, which I'm so glad because this really does prevent and treat milia. It really really does. And I've been using this for a couple of years now and I won't take this out of my routine because of that reason. But also it really does a good job to soften fine lines and to keep everything nice and smooth and bright and it really is one of a kind. I haven't found an eye serum like this as of yet. So if you're looking for something like that that has a lot of ingredients to target multiple skin concerns around the eye area then I really do recommend this."
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"They added [bakuchiol] in here, which is a plant-based alternative to retinol. There's also retinol in here as well and a lot of other great ingredients to brighten and hydrate the skin. If you're looking for a really nice anti-aging eye serum, this is a lovely one. You can use this everyday twice a day, but I only use this at night time because of the retinol. If you're going to use this in the morning, make sure that you wear sunscreen around the eye area. It's a true gel and that amount there is enough to do both of your eyes. So, less is more. This doesn't leave your skin sticky or tacky either. This can cause a little bit of dryness at the beginning until you get used to it. You may or may not experience that. I did at the very beginning like many years ago, but now obviously I don't experience that. But that was one of the other reasons why I like to put an eye cream or a face moisturizer on top of this just to provide more moisture."
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"The one eye serum that I really love that I have been using for a really long time that truly does work from my experience with it is the Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum. The reason why I like this one the most is because the ingredients don't lie and the results that I have seen from this eye serum alone is super impressive. When you see a product working you just want to keep using it. If your skin can tolerate an eye serum that contains a retinol then I would say look into this. If you're someone that can't use your facial skincare products up around the eyes then this makes sense because this is designed for that."
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"This has lasted a really really long time, and not only that, if you were to purchase this and have this be your only eye serum for both your morning and nighttime routine or just once a day, this will last a really long time because all you need is the littlest pump and that amount will do both of your eyes. It has this nice jelly consistency and it just spreads really nicely around the eye area. This is great for signs of aging to soften fine lines, to firm the skin around the eyes. It also helps to target puffiness and dark circles and texture. But if you are prone to milia and you tend to get them a lot like myself, this would be a great serum to use to prevent milia, but also if you do have some milia right now, this will actually get rid of it in time."
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"It does get rid of milia, especially when you're consistent with it. I'm [...] someone that is prone to milia, and since keeping this in my routine from a couple years ago, I have not experienced one milia since then, and that is big because I would always experience it. [...] It really helps to soften fine lines, texture, and it does help to brighten up and smooth everything out. [...] If you want something that's more for crow's feet, for texture, and fine lines, then I would go with the Dr. Dennis Gross one."
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"The Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum has to be one of the best eye treatments I have ever used and I have been using this since I started my YouTube channel and I haven't stopped. I always go back to it and always somehow incorporate this because this really has improved the skin around my eyes. This is a great preventative eye serum but also a great serum to address any concern that you have around the eye areas like crepiness, fine lines, wrinkles, crow's feet, puffiness, dark circles. If you're prone to milia this is going to help prevent milia, but if you have any milia at the moment anywhere around the eyes, those little hard white beigey bumps that literally don't go away unless you get them professionally removed by your dermatologist, this will diminish them in time. It might take a little bit of time, maybe a month or two, but it diminished mine and I didn't have to go to my dermatologist to get them professionally removed."
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"I have been using this eye serum for almost 6 years [...] and it's one of my go-tos because it works and it never disappoints and it's honestly one of the best eye serums I have ever used for signs of aging. [...] The reason why I like this is because it has retinol and a lot of us can't use our face retinols or tretinoin up and around the eyes [...] because those strengths [...] are just too powerful for that delicate skin. I like using products like this that are designed for that eye area that help to treat fine lines, crow's feet, texture and so on without it being too harsh and irritating. This can be a product that could cause dryness and irritation, especially if you're new to this. [...] When I first started using this six years ago, this did cause some dryness in that inner corner and it was a little irritating. I would say start with a couple of nights per week and then gradually increase from there rather than just using it every night and then having all of this irritation underneath your eyes."
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"This eye serum contains retinol and there is bakuchiol in here, a lot of amazing anti-aging ingredients to treat early signs of aging, crow's feet, but also to help with texture, crepiness, and it really helps to keep the skin around the eyes nice and smooth and bright. I've been using this for years. All you need is one little pump, not even a full pump, a half a pump, and this little amount will do both of your eyes. A little bit goes a long way. I really love eye serums because I feel like they are more concentrated with ingredients and I feel like they're more effective than a night cream."
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"Another popular retinoid eye product that some of my colleagues have been absolutely raving about is by Dr. Dennis Gross their Advanced Retinol Eye Serum. Not only has retinol but also has bikal which is a plant derived ingredient that has some retinol benefits. The reason I like this serum so much is it's a super lightweight gel so if you're someone who deals with oily eyelids or you're prone to milia and you only want to be using lightweight products around your eyes but also be using something that's very effective I think this is it for you."
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"It does have a hefty price tag but at least I can tell you it lasts a very long time, it absorbs really quickly, and the brand even says you can actually use this on your eyelids, though not every product can be used there. You're getting caffeine to help with depuffing, brightening ingredients including coenzyme Q10, an alpha hydroxy acid derivative, tetrapeptide-21, all in a fragrance free formula that also highlights the bakuchiol and retinol combination, which I like because you get extra antioxidant effects from the bakuchiol combined with the gold standard retinoid in the form of retinol. There's just so much going on in this product. Really an incredible product, and I have tried products that are more expensive than this and yet have done less for me."
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"It does have a hefty price tag but at least I can tell you it lasts a very long time, it absorbs really quickly, and the brand even says you can actually use this on your eyelids, though not every product can be used there. You're getting caffeine to help with depuffing, brightening ingredients including coenzyme Q10, an alpha hydroxy acid derivative, tetrapeptide-21, all in a fragrance free formula that also highlights the bakuchiol and retinol combination, which I like because you get extra antioxidant effects from the bakuchiol combined with the gold standard retinoid in the form of retinol. There's just so much going on in this product. Really an incredible product, and I have tried products that are more expensive than this and yet have done less for me."
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"My favorite is still actually the Dr. Dennis Gross eye serum, that is still my favorite eye serum."
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"The Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum is one that I've personally used for years. It has an encapsulated retinol in it, so this makes it a little bit better tolerated for the sensitive under eye area because this retinol is released over time rather than all at once. This formulation also has antioxidants like ferulic acid and ubiquinone, which is actually present in our skin but is degraded by environmental factors. It also has licorice root, which is known for its ability to target hyperpigmentation, plus some gentle exfoliation to brighten the under eye area."
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"What makes it specific to that area that your moisturizer is going to be able to do is the Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum and already out the gate I'm like this is so much better than just a typical eye gel or a moisturizer. This is going to do so much more for you because it has retinol in it that's going to do so much more for your eye area. There's the ferulic acid, retinol, bakuchiol, raw Bouton which is a gentle botanical active that targets fine lines and wrinkles, great. Targets elasticity, great. Clinical results in two weeks, sometimes we want a little bit longer than two weeks but great they at least have two weeks with 60 subjects where 91 saw a more supple eye area and 85 saw smoother skin. There's salicylic acid, there's glycolic acid in this too. This is like a power move. There's also caffeine in here which is great. It looks like a nice light gel and she's actually seen a difference."
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"The Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum is one that I've personally used for years. It has an encapsulated retinol in it, so this makes it a little bit better tolerated for the sensitive under eye area because this retinol is released over time rather than all at once. This formulation also has antioxidants like ferulic acid and ubiquinone, which is actually present in our skin but is degraded by environmental factors. It also has licorice root, which is known for its ability to target hyperpigmentation, plus some gentle exfoliation to brighten the under eye area."
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"You also get the triple correction Eye Serum half an ounce. This has retinol in it which can help improve fine lines around the eyes as well as vacuole, an antioxidant that may also help with stabilizing retinol. It has ubiquinone, one of my favorite antioxidants. Ubiquinone, otherwise known as Q10, helps fight off oxidative stress. It has compounds from centella which are anti-inflammatory. It has mandelic acid, a very gentle alpha hydroxy acid, and it has caffeine which can have a brightening effect and be helpful for hyperpigmentation. You get a half an ounce of that."
Mixed
"I got this new product to try also by Dr. Dennis Gross, kind of in the same line as this peel. This is a correction eye serum. I got this to try because not only does it have a retinol blend but it has bakuchiol in it too, which is what I am trying to use more often on my skin to avoid irritation, so this one is really unique. It has a unique texture to it so it's like a serum but when you put it on it's actually kind of thick texture but it's still clear and lightweight. It feels kind of refreshing to put on. I do have my tried and true eye creams that I have not given up on, but you can get this also for 20 percent off right now because it can be kind of pricey."
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What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Retinoids

Retinoids are among the best studied ingredients in dermatology, with solid evidence for acne and for the fine lines and rough texture that come from sun exposure. Dryness and flaking in the first few weeks are common and usually settle.

Source: DermNet

Salicylic acid

Salicylic acid dissolves in oil, so it can get into a pore rather than just working on the surface. That is why it has long-standing evidence for blackheads and milder acne.

Source: DermNet

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum?

An eye serum with retinol, bakuchiol, caffeine, and ferulic acid designed to address fine lines, dark circles, and signs of aging around the eyes.

Is Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 88%.

What is Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum's Guru Score?

Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum holds a Guru Score of 88%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected. It is also Guru Certified, our mark for products that hold broad approval across many expert reviewers.

Who is Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum best for?

Dr. Dennis Gross Advanced Retinol Plus Ferulic Triple Correction Eye Serum is generally suited to mature skin.

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